NEPO537 Payments, Appointeeships & Disbursements Services (PADS)
Estimated value
£6.0bn
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
4
Published
03 Mar 2026
Description
NEPO in collaboration with ESPO and YPO are seeking to establish a new solution in relation to the supply of Prepaid, Corporate and Appointeeship payments. It is envisaged that the solution will comprise four lots: Lot 1 - Prepaid Payments, providing prepaid card accounts that operate like standard debit cards but without an overdraft facility, enabling secure, controlled fund disbursement; Lot 2 - Corporate Payments, offering commercial procurement cards (P-Cards) to streamline purchasing, enhance spend visibility and deliver process efficiencies; Lot 3 - Appointeeship & Deputyship Accounts, designed to manage direct payments, appointee and deputyship programmes, with strong safeguarding, spend controls, and real-time monitoring; Lot 4 - Fund Disbursements, enabling authorities to make high-volume, secure, and instant digital payments for purposes such as grants, payroll, hardship funds, and emergency support.
Scope
- Reference
- NEPO537
- Total value
- £6,000,000,000 excluding VAT£7,200,000,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 19 Sept 2026 to 20 Sept 2030Possible extension to 20 Sept 2032
A period of 48 months with the option to extend for two further periods of 12 months. The Framework Agreement is anticipated to exceed 48 months in duration. This is due to the commercial and contractual complexity of the Framework Agreement combined with the cost of administrating the procurement for NEPO, ESPO, YPO, Contracting Authorities and Suppliers.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 30160000488120006600000066110000661330006617100066172000722124517222230072261000
- Contract locations
- UK, United KingdomGG, GuernseyIM, Isle of ManJE, Jersey
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | — | quality | 70.00% |
| Price | — | price | 30.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Suppliers for each lot will be selected based on legal, financial, and technical conditions of participation, including required regulatory accreditations, financial stability, and past contract performance and experience.
Suppliers for each lot will be selected based on legal, financial, and technical conditions of participation, including required regulatory accreditations, financial stability, and past contract performance and experience. There are no restrictions on the number of Suppliers that may be shortlisted for this lot all Suppliers meeting the Conditions of Participation will be invited to continue.
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 24 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
- Submission address
- The opportunity can be accessed via the NEPO eTender system, Open. Suppliers wishing to be considered for this Framework Agreement must register their expression of interest and submit the Tender Questionnaire (PSQ) through the Open eTendering System. If not already registered, suppliers should register on the NEPO eTendering System at https://www.open-uk.org/ Tender questionnaire (PSQ) responses must be submitted using the link above. Responses submitted via postal or email methods will not be accepted. If you need technical assistance from the Open Support team, this can be requested via open.support@nepo.org PLEASE NOTE: Open is accessible 24/7 however, technical support is available Monday - Thursday 8:30 - 5pm and Friday 8.30 - 4.30pm For guidance on how to submit your response through Open, please visit: https://www.openhub.org/training (https://www.open-hub.org/training) (https://www.open-hub.org/training (https://www.openhub.org/training)) to access the available Training Guides.
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Lots · 4 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lot 1 - Prepaid Payments | £480.0m | active |
| 2 | Corporate Payments | £4.8bn | active |
| 3 | Appointee & Deputyship Accounts | £480.0m | active |
| 4 | Fund Disbursements | £240.0m | active |